Corporate Strategic Manager

WORQ is a flexible-office and community company, with products in coworking spaces, community app, enterprise solutions and looking to grow its offerings to better service and innovate the real estate market. As an innovation firm in this industry, WORQ is a venture capital-backed startup invested by Cradle, 500 Start-Ups, Phillip Capital, Space Matrix ( a sister company of Jungle Ventures ), as well as private investors from Goldman Sachs and Temasek. Winning 5 awards including, Voted the Best Coworking Space of Malaysia by the Malaysia Rice Bowl Startup Awards in 2017, Coworker Member’s Choice Award winner in 2018, Outstanding Incubator / Coworking Space Winner in 2018, Coworker Member’s Choice Award winner for Kuala Lumpur category in 2019 and Coworker Member’s Choice Awards winner with 300,000 sqft of space and growing, housing over 281 companies, we have been able to fuel collaboration on a scale never seen before in Malaysian entrepreneurship history. 

WORQ’s fast growth in a sustainable manner has garnered the continued support and investment from the VC world including its latest third round of financing completed amidst COVID-19 with backing from seven follow-on investors, signifying investor confidence in its potential. Its sustainability and risk management is bar none and endorsed by six of the major banks in Malaysia extending loan offers to WORQ, passing the stringent risk test of traditional banks. With a strong base, WORQ is poised to capitalize on the fast-growing flexible office market to reach its vision of making people prosper by working together. It's a massive dream, and we're working passionately to fulfill it. We can't do it alone though - this is where you come in.

Job Summary:

We’re looking for a sharp, strategic, and resourceful problem-solver to work directly with the CEO on special projects, strategic initiatives, and high-impact problem statements across the company. This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, operations, and execution — perfect for someone who enjoys turning ideas into actionable results.

If you’re analytical, thrive on tackling complex challenges, and can think both like a lawyer and an entrepreneur, this is for you.

Job Responsibilities:

Strategic Partner to the Management

• Support the Management in driving strategic initiatives, corporate development projects, and organizational priorities.

• Act as a thought partner — providing structured analysis, strategic insights, and creative problem-solving.

• Prepare strategy decks, executive reports, and board-level presentations to support leadership decisions.

Project Management & Execution

• Lead and coordinate special cross-departmental projects — ensuring objectives are clear, progress is tracked, and outcomes are achieved.

• Solve problems creatively and drive alignment across teams to ensure smooth execution.

• Anticipate challenges and proactively propose practical, sustainable solutions.

Business & Market Analytics

• Gather and interpret business, market, and economic data to guide strategic planning and investment decisions.

• Develop dashboards and data models to track key metrics such as occupancy, space utilization, revenue performance, and customer trends.

• Translate analytics into actionable recommendations to improve performance and scalability.

• Conduct market and economic research on the flexible workspace and commercial real estate sectors.

• Advise on pricing strategy, demand forecasting, and location planning using data-driven insights.

• Evaluate new business models, potential partnerships, and investment opportunities.

Business Innovation & Strategic Growth

• Identify areas for innovation, process optimization, or new business development.

• Collaborate with different teams to test ideas and implement improvements.

• Contribute to shaping the company’s next growth chapter as part of the CEO’s strategic office.

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Economics, Finance, Business, or a related field (MBA or advanced degree is a plus).

• At least 5 years of experience in consulting, corporate strategy, legal advisory, data analytics, or business operations.

• Strong analytical skills — comfortable with data interpretation, business modeling, and research.

• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with a knack for simplifying complex ideas.

• Resourceful, structured, and able to thrive in an agile, high-growth environment.

• Passionate about innovation, real estate, and the future of work.